1992 CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE HIGHLIGHTS OF AGRICULTURE: 1992 AND 1987 POWDER RIVER COUNTY, MONTANA Item ALL FARMS 1992 1987 Farms .........................number.. 295 351 Land in farms ..................acres.. 1 629 363 1 668 688 Average size of farm .......acres.. 5 523 4 754 Value of land and buildings@1: Average per farm .........dollars.. 547 949 463 531 Average per acre .........dollars.. 101 93 Estimated market value of all machinery and equipment@1 Average per farm .........dollars.. 60 064 58 166 Farms by size: 1 to 9 acres ........................ 6 41 10 to 49 acres ...................... 10 11 50 to 179 acres ..................... 15 22 180 to 499 acres .................... 25 25 500 to 999 acres .................... 23 28 1,000 acres or more ................. 216 224 Total cropland .................farms.. 237 275 acres.. 166 349 175 882 Harvested cropland ...........farms.. 208 240 acres.. 79 923 87 626 Irrigated land .................farms.. 45 53 acres.. 9 005 9 959 Market value of agricultural products sold................$1,000.. 25 623 22 597 Average per farm .........dollars.. 86 857 64 378 Crops, including nursery and greenhouse crops............$1,000.. 3 302 2 915 Livestock, poultry, and their products....................$1,000.. 22 321 19 681 Farms by value of sales: Less than $2,500 .................... 23 35 $2,500 to $4,999 .................... 17 41 $5,000 to $9,999 .................... 19 31 $10,000 to $24,999 .................. 40 54 $25,000 to $49,999 .................. 55 60 $50,000 to $99,999 .................. 55 50 $100,000 or more .................... 86 80 Total farm production expenses.$1,000.. 19 406 17 190 Average per farm .........dollars.. 65 782 49 115 Net cash return from agricultural sales for the farm unit.......farms.. 295 350 $1,000.. 5 756 5 912 Average per farm..........dollars.. 19 511 16 891 Operators by principal occupation: Farming ............................. 249 274 Other ............................... 46 77 Operators by days worked off farm: Any ................................. 110 142 200 days or more ................... 49 53 Livestock and poultry: Cattle and calves inventory...farms.. 238 284 number.. 70 262 65 954 Beef cows ..................farms.. 226 258 number.. 41 160 37 419 Milk cows ..................farms.. 26 49 number.. 81 102 Cattle and calves sold .......farms.. 241 284 number.. 38 871 38 145 Hogs and pigs inventory ......farms.. 10 10 number.. 944 426 Hogs and pigs sold ...........farms.. 6 5 number.. 238 850 Sheep and lambs inventory ....farms.. 69 68 number.. 25 386 21 074 Chickens 3 months old or older inventory.............farms.. 16 42 number.. (D) 963 Broilers and other meat-type chickens sold...............farms.. 0 1 number.. 0 (D) Selected crops harvested: Corn for sil or green chop....farms.. 4 2 acres.. 295 (D) tons, green.. 3 770 (D) Wheat for grain ..............farms.. 76 95 acres.. 28 184 25 410 bushels.. 832 283 709 256 Barley for grain..............farms.. 35 55 acres.. 3 020 5 767 bushels.. 108 440 195 069 Oats for grain................farms.. 34 46 acres.. 1 187 2 886 bushels.. 53 466 122 265 Sugar beets for sugar.........farms.. 0 0 acres.. 0 0 tons.. 0 0 Hay-alf, other, wild, silage..farms.. 194 221 acres.. 47 935 52 401 tons, dry.. 62 147 72 072 @1Data are based on a sample of farms. Legend: - Represents zero (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual farms (X) Not applicable (Z) Less than half the unit shown (NA) Not available Source: 1992 Census of Agriculture, Volume 1 Geographic Area Series, "Table 1. County Summary Highlights: 1992." This electronic series presents summary statistics for each county and state together with comparable data from the 1987 census. The items included are the same for all states and counties, except selected crops harvested, which vary by state. Data for 1992 and 1987 are directly comparable for acreage and inventories. Dollar values have not been adjusted for changes in price levels. You can obtain the Volume 1 Geographic Area Series from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. If you have any questions concerning the data in this report or need additional information or order forms for agriculture publications, please call Agriculture Division, Bureau of the Census, at 1-800-523-3215. .